Overview

Background

I came across this report while doing research for my Bankruptcy Law Class

The original report was published in 2001 by the Department of Justice

These are some of the charts from the report

Click the “Charts” tab to view some of the charts that I updated using new Bankruptcy data

In addition to remaking the original charts, I’ve included some new, interactive charts.

Chart Examples from Original Report

Original Report Graphics

Original Report Graphics

CH7 Asset Cases by State

Here is a map from the original 2001 report

Fig-B2 Original

Fig-B2 Original

This is a map that I made depicts the same topic, but uses data from 2001-2018

Fig-B2 New

Fig-B2 New

This is an interactive version of the map, created using leaflet in R

This chart also focuses on the same topic, but displays the information much better than the original.


In addition to providing significantly more information to the viewer, the chart is interactive.

Try it out

Total Receipts in CH7 Asset Cases

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Dept of Justice Report

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Fig-B4 Original

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Updated Report

Fig-B4 New

Fig-B4 New

Total Receipts by State

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Dept of Justice Report

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Fig-B5 Original

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Updated Report

Fig-B5 New

Fig-B5 New

Very Large CH7 Asset Cases

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Dept of Justice Report

B7 Original

B7 Original

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Updated Report

B7 New

B7 New

Total Disbursements

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Dept of Justice Report

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Fig-B9 Original

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Updated Report

Fig-B9 New

Fig-B9 New

Cases with No Payments to Creditors

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Dept of Justice Report

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Fig-B10 Original

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Updated Report

Fig-10 New

Fig-10 New

Distributions by Case Size

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Dept of Justice Report

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Fig-B12 Original

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Updated Report

Fig-B12 New

Fig-B12 New

Bankruptcy Filings by Chapter

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Dept of Justice Report

Fig-A1 Original

Fig-A1 Original

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Updated Report

Fig-A1 New

Fig-A1 New